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2024 Volkswagen ID.4 electrical system problems

The 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 has 26 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 31% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

26

Electrical System complaints

31%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

4

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

ID.4 electrical system complaints by model year219 complaints2021: 168 complaints2022: 54 complaints2023: 219 complaints2024: 26 complaints2025: 12 complaints
ID.4 electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

26V028000Electrical SystemJanuary 21, 2026 · 670 units

Defect

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2024 ID.4 vehicles. The high voltage (HV) battery cell modules may contain misaligned electrodes that can result in a battery fire.

Consequence

A vehicle fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Owners are advised to park outside immediately after charging and not leave their vehicles charging indoors overnight until the recall repair is complete. Also, owners are advised not to use Level 3 DC chargers and to limit the maximum charge of the battery to 80% until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery cell modules as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 18, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93EW. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 23, 2026.

26V030000Electrical SystemJanuary 21, 2026 · 43,881 units

Defect

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2025 ID.4 vehicles. The high-voltage battery may overheat.

Consequence

A high-voltage battery that overheats increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will update the high-voltage battery software, and replace the high-voltage battery, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 18, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93EA. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on January 23, 2026.

25V836000Electrical SystemDecember 3, 2025 · 629 units

Defect

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023-2024 ID.4 vehicles. The high voltage (HV) battery cell modules may contain misaligned electrodes that can result in a battery fire.

Consequence

A vehicle fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Owners are advised to park outside immediately after charging and not leave their vehicles charging indoors overnight until the recall repair is complete. Also, owners are advised not to use Level 3 DC chargers and to limit the maximum charge of the battery to 80% until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery cell modules as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 11, 2026. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93EV. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 5, 2025.

25V125000Electrical SystemFebruary 28, 2025 · 13,769 units

Defect

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2024-2025 AUDI Q4 E-Tron SUV, AUDI Q4 E-Tron Sportback, and 2024 ID.4 vehicles. The on-board charger (OCDC) may fail and stop charging the 12-volt battery, which can result in a loss of drive power.

Consequence

A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the OCDC, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 20, 2025. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93CJ. Audi's number for this recall is 93FR.

What owners report

5/22/2025, Thursday morning I unplugged my car that was parked inside my garage. I sat down, tapped the pedal to turn on my “ignition mode” and within a few moments my windshield shot a massive flame in front of me and began sparking shooting glass from both heating elements. Glass shards…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · May 22, 2025 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 have?

NHTSA has 26 complaints about the 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 electrical system — 31% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 electrical system?

Yes — 4 NHTSA recall campaigns for this model year are tied to the electrical system: 25V125000, 25V836000, 26V028000, 26V030000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.